Wells High squad takes cheering championship
2016
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Slumping Bruins lose on late third-period goal by Rangers
New York comes back from a 1-0 deficit, getting the game winner with just 1:42 left as Boston falls to 2-6-1 in its last nine games.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Amtrak’s Downeaster chugs into 2016 in timelier fashion
The rail service was clobbered by delays and disruptions that led to a 30 percent on-time performance in the last fiscal year, but in December, 86 percent of Downeaster trains arrived on time.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
China slowdown casts long shadow across world
China’s stock market mayhem underscores deeper fears about its economic growth.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine legislators hear conflicting views on Common Core tests
The Education Committee weighs testimony on bills that would drop the five-year-old math and English standards and delay statewide testing for a year.
Posted inBusiness
AT&T reintroducing unlimited data plans
The move may signal a reversal of industry trends toward caps on data and charges for big video users.
Posted inBusiness
Foreign automakers take top honors in Detroit
The winners are unveiled at the start of press previews for the North American International Auto Show.
Posted inSports
Tom Caron: NFL playoffs can’t get worse than last weekend
A missed chip shot in Minnesota and a meltdown in Cincinnati marred the wild-card round.
Posted inSource
Unity College completes green-energy project
The retrofit shows how to modernize an old building for 21st-century uses, the college says.
Posted inNation & World
Armed occupiers examining government documents in Oregon refuge buildings
After telling reporters the files will show federal mistreatment of local ranchers, the group drives to a nearby ranch and tears down a government-erected fence.